1. Face A: 4 x 4 = 16 square inches
Face E: 4 x 4 = 16 square inches
Combined area of faces A and E: 16 + 16 = 32 square inches
2. Face B: 4 x 4 = 16 square inches
Face D: 4 x 4 = 16 square inches
Combined area of faces B and D: 16 + 16 = 32 square inches
3. Face C: 4 x 4 = 16 square inches
Face F: 4 x 4 = 16 square inches
Combined area of faces C and F: 16 + 16 = 32 square inches
4. Surface area of all four chests: 32 + 32 + 32 = 96 square inches
5. 96 square inches / 933 square inches per can = 0.103 cans of paint.
Katie needs to buy 1 can of paint to paint the toy chests.
Katie plans to paint four toy chests that have the given net. She will buy 10-oz cans of paint that cover 933 square inches each.
Answer the questions to find how many cans of paint Katie needs to paint all four toy chests.
1. What is the combined area of faces A and E? Show your work.
2. What is the combined area of faces B and D? Show your work.
3. What is the combined area of faces C and F? Show your work.
4. What is the surface area of all four chests Katie needs to paint? Show your work.
5. Each can of paint covers 933 square inches. How many cans does Katie need to buy to paint the toy chests? Show how you found your answer.
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